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Originally Posted by CecilOne
Other than not using the prescribed protocol of having the AD handle it, rather than speaking to him directly, GREAT!
But a question for all. If you ask the AD or head coach to remove a spectator and they do not, would you actually forfeit the game. Does it matter which rule set?
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In some cases, we aren't asking them; we are directing them to remove the fan. If it is bad enough to require the removal, it is bad enough to absolutely hold game administration to that requirement.
In this particular case, I might simply make game management accountable; AD, your choice to remove him or muzzle him, but if he interferes or is inappropriate again, I will treat it the same as your coach being inappropriate after being restricted.
It does matter to me which rule set; in NFHS and NCAA, there is mandated game management, who is accountable for handling that. In ASA (and assumably other rec settings), there may not be someone with that accountability. But, while I may not forfeit in a situation where no one is actually responsible for that third party, I will refuse to play the game in that situation. Let someone else decide if it is a forfeit or a suspended game. (However, I have never seen a case where someone didn't make the fan leave, at least so the kids could play.)